Turgeon understandably angered on two fronts

COLLEGE STATION — There were no excuses this time around for Reed Arena being a little more than half full on Wednesday night. No lingering football season to blame it on. No ice on the surrounding roads.

This time, there were just about 7,000 people in Reed for the Aggies’ uninspired 71-66 victory over Iowa State – with no good reason why there weren’t more folks on hand to watch a top 25 team (the Aggies, not ISU) during the second half of Big 12 play. I mean, the Grammy’s were Sunday night, right? The Cyclones are the league’s worst team at 1-10, but, still, the Aggies were coming off two gritty road victories at Colorado and Texas Tech.

Coach Mark Turgeon clearly wasn’t happy about the setting, and pounded his fist four times into the interview table during his post-game press conference, before quickly rising and walking away – presumably before saying something he might regret.

Turgeon won his 93rd game at A&M on Wednesday, placing him second on the school’s all-time list. Right after the game, Turgeon told the TV network that had broadcast the game that he probably wouldn’t be around long enough to be No. 1 in victories. Call me crazy, but that hardly seems like an outrageous statement, considering Dr. Shelby Metcalf spent more than 28 years earning 438 victories in Aggieland.

Turgeon also wasn’t happy about his team’s soft rebounding and the fact that the game came down to the last minute. No harm in that – and I’d expect that Aggies would like that their coach isn’t satisfied with how Wednesday played out – on and off the court.